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Sir William Gerald Golding (19 September 1911 – 19 June 1993) was a British novelist, poet, playwright and Nobel Prize for Literature laureate, best known for his novel Lord of the Flies. He was also awarded the Booker Prize for literature in 1980 for his novel Rites of Passage, the first book of the trilogy To the Ends of the Earth.
In 2008, The Times ranked Golding third on their list of "The 50 greatest British writers since 1945".
Bibliography
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(2011)
The Spire / Lord of the Flies / The Inheritors
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(2001)
Lord of the Flies (Progeny Press Study Guide)
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(1995)
The Double Tongue
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(1991)
To the Ends of the Earth: A Sea Trilogy
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(1989)
Fire Down Below
Personal edit
- Legal name: William Golding
- Birthdate: September 19, 1911
- Birthplace: St Columb Minor, Cornwall, England
- Nationality: British
- Gender: Male
- Official Website: http://www.william-golding.co.uk/
- Genres: Fiction, Essay
- Date of death: June 19, 1993 (aged 81)
- Burial location: Bowerchalke, Wiltshire, England
